This is not the trad baked cheesecake that requires patience and lots of spare time. No, this is fresh, quick, simple and - best of all - irresistibly scrumptious!
Even in the spirit of retro-accuracy, please do not be tempted to open a jar of cherry pie filling over the cake. I use some French cherry concoction that seems to be pretty universally available and has no added sugar, but anything labelled "conserve" as opposed to "jam" should be safe.
And, if you feel like it, when cherries are in season, strew the top with a couple of handfuls of beautiful fruit.
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OMG!! No doubt THE best of the best, cheesecakes! Absolutely heavenly and sooo quick & easy to make. If you wish to impress anyone with your culinary skills, then this must surely be the very first offering. ENJOY!!
Posted by Mumsbiz on 15th May 2011 at 16.03
In fact, this is not like the baked version! But it is as delicious as the one you know and best of all: Takes only minutes to be made and there is no way you can go wrong!
Posted by CaroGregory on 12th Jun 2011 at 19.50
This cake is gorgeous! I made it for the Australian Red Cross Bake Off last week and it came second only to some mini quiches, which were also divine! It's the easiest recipe ever, takes only 15 minutes and tastes too delicious to stop at just one piece!
Posted by rubina.khan on 9th Oct 2011 at 11.36
OMG this is the best and easiest cheese cake in the wold besides it's divine, my boyfriend loved it!! i sooo recomend you to make it !! i cheated a bit , i used an already made crust but still it was delicioso!!!
Posted by ARELY on 28th Jan 2012 at 17.28
I tried several times, so delecious.. We don't have double cream in Saudi Arabia, so I played with recipe.. I used Single cream 35% fat, and douple cream cheese... The result was fantastic..
Posted by Abdul on 29th Jul 2012 at 13.42
Instead of cherries mix some raspberries and some melted white chocolate thru it - yummy ! My son adores that version x
Posted by Natty25 on 5th Sep 2012 at 9.23
thank u thank u thank YOU! this has become my almost weekly dessert to make!!!! and i am terribly bad @ baking!!!! cant tell u how grateful i am ... baking has always been a disaster and now i can do it :)
Posted by cherylyeo25 on 22nd Sep 2012 at 22.43
Dear Nigella, I'm from Portugal and I want to say that I love all your recipes, I have all your books and I try a lot of all the wonderful things you do. I'm sorry if my english is not so good. I'd like very much to have your skills and your love when you are doing the things you do in Kitchen. Keep up all the fantastic recipes and don't ever loose your love doing them. Daniela
Posted by danikas on 16th Oct 2012 at 10.49
That's the best cheesecakes I ever ate - absolutely delicious. Takes only 15 minutes to be made. Simply and tasty. Love it.
Posted by Ajona on 16th Oct 2012 at 23.20
This cheesecake is heavenly delicious. It's my favourite recipe already, loved it! Actually, Nigella's recipes are the best!
Posted by MateusScalon on 17th Oct 2012 at 1.13
I won a cheesecake off with this recipe at work. It was the most simple but boy it really delivers, everytime. I get asked to do a cheesecake for parties, i love it, yummy!
Posted by tori87 on 8th Nov 2012 at 4.32
I am a hopeless cook but managed to make this cheesecake - my daughter and son-in-law absolutely loved it and I am now having to make this again at Christmas (hopefully there will be some left over for me to have as a naughty breakfast!!)
Posted by The Queen of Hopeless Cooking on 14th Dec 2012 at 21.20
This recipe is incredibly delicious and such a joy to make! It was the first cheescake I ever made, and my family and I couldn't stop eating it. Thank you Nigella! Your recipes are the best (and have always been), and I can't wait to make more desserts and other dishes. I really admire you Nigella and I can't express how amazing you are in what you do!
Posted by JazzieBaker on 31st Dec 2012 at 6.06
I tried this recipe and it is wonderful. Easy and delicious. In my country, I have to use with rich tea/Maria biscuits. Also, Philadelphia cream cheese is heavier. So, I replace half of it by ricotta cream. And use a lot more lime juice - a full lime is good. For the topping, home made strawberry and blackberry preserve. My son is always asking for more!
Posted by ajdbarros on 4th Jan 2013 at 20.36
You can also add to your biscuit base of your Cheese Cake just a few Ginger Nut biscuits with the Digestives and some finely grated Orange and Lemon peel to give that extra Zing and freshness!
Posted by Grimbo on 22nd Mar 2013 at 10.51
I had a few failures with this it just would not set. But I have got the hang of whipping the cream now and everyone loves my cheesecakes. As an experiment I added lemon zest/rind to the mix at the folding stage and just sprinkled more zest on the top. It is absolutely delicious, today's incarnation featured plain chocolate leaves and drizzled chocolate.
Posted by pjtives on 4th Apr 2013 at 23.07
This fantastic recipe can be adapted in so many ways. I recently made a boozy cherry version by adding a slug of port to a sour cherry compote. Needless to say there weren't any leftovers.
Posted by Lozz on 28th Apr 2013 at 21.39